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1796 S-119 R3 Draped Bust MS60+

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1796 S-119 R3 Draped Bust MS60+
SOLD
10,000.00USD+ (1,500.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Jun 24 @ 19:37UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Frosty light to medium brown with light chocolate toning on the highpoints of the devices. No spots, stains, or contact marks. The only flaws are some of the usual tiny planchet imperfections always seen on the variety. The only notable imperfections are a few microscopic chips above the left corner of the eye. MDS with fine die clashmarks on the obverse. A very nice example, almost certainly from the Nichols Hoard of mint state cents. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #63314. Without the small hoard of these S-119 cents there would be only a few mint state examples of the 1796 Draped Bust available today, and those few pieces command "sports car money" when they become available.
Ex 1979 ANA Sale, New England Rare Coin Auctions, lot 1414-1988 ANA Sale, Heritage Auctions, lot 50-Bowers & Merena 1/24/1990:21-Chris McCawley FPL #61 March-April 1999-Dr. Harry E. Salyards Collection